Financial Statements




30 NOVEMBER 2007 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 133 3487

Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements
For the year ended 30 June 2007

POWERCO

GAS DIVISION

Commitments

Commitments for future capital expenditure resulting from contracts entered into:

30 June 2007 30 June 2006
NZ$000 NZ$000
Not longer than 1 year 6,625 100,413
Longer than 1 year and not longer than 5 years 13,682 146,646
Longer than 5 years - -
20,307 247,059

11 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Trading Transactions

For the year ended 30 June 2007, the Powerco gas division was charged management service fees of $0.342 million from BBI Networks (New Zealand) Limited. The payment terms are: payment is required when an invoice is provided from BBI NZ and the amount is set in recognition of the following services being provided: executive strategic management, corporate development and asset management operational advice and direction, corporate financial advice, strategic treasury management advice, corporate revenue and risk management advice and other corporate policy formulation and advice.

The Powerco gas division has inter-company accounts with the other divisions of Powerco Limited. Notional interest has been recognised on this inter-company balance during the period at the same rate as the division's external debt.

An additional charge for the cost of insurance has been made from the corporate division to the gas division of $784,391 (2006: $603,550).

The Powerco gas division acquired $5.805 million of non-network assets from one of the other divisions of Powerco Limited, of which $0.471 million was made up of intangible assets. Of these acquired assets, $2.322 million was funded by equity and $3.483 million by inter-division debt.

Compensation of key management personnel

Year ended Year ended
30 June 2007 30 June 2006
NZ$000 NZ$000

The remuneration of directors and other members of key management during the year were as follows:

Short-term benefits 355 2,352
Post-employment benefits 5 29
360 2,381

The remuneration of directors and key executives is determined by the remuneration committee having regard to the performance of individuals and market trends.

12 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In October 2007, the NZ Commerce Commission delivered its draft Decision Paper on the Authorisation for the Control of Supply of Natural Gas Distribution Services by Powerco Limited. The draft decision proposes an initial reduction in the price of Powerco’s NZ gas distribution services of 42%, with annual allowable price changes thereafter of CPI-2% to 2016. Powerco is reviewing this draft decision and the Commerce Commission is likely to make its final decision in the first half of 2008.



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💰 Powerco Gas Division Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007 (continued from previous page)

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Financial Statements, Powerco, Gas Division, Commitments, Related Party Transactions, Management Service Fees, Inter-company Accounts, Insurance, Asset Acquisition, Key Management Personnel Remuneration, Subsequent Events, Commerce Commission, Gas Distribution Services